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[Greg04]

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[Ben90]

I would get the OCZ Agility, it is based on the Indilinx controller which is the fastest non intel controller... It does however use slower Samsung flash then the OCZ Vertex, but it also doesnt carry the price premium

Here is a comparison for you to decide for yourself: http://www.anandtech.com/stora...owdoc.aspx?i=3631&p=12

*edit*

Also i would stop looking at the sequential read/write speeds completely... They dont mean anything anymore... Everyone on the forum can agree than the intel G2 is the fastest MLC SSD and it only has 70 sequential write... I.E. the corsair drive is complete shit but you cant tell that from the read/write... its because its based on the samsung controller which as u can see here is bad: http://www.anandtech.com/stora...owdoc.aspx?i=3631&p=19

OCZ Summit = Samsung controller = Corsair drive u have listed

*edit again lol*

Another point is on that chart... look again at the Intel G2 i told u about, it is only rated at 70mb/s write vs the 120mb/s write on the samsung based corsair u have linked, but its about 25 times faster with writing small files.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Ben90
I would get the OCZ Agility, it is based on the Indilinx controller which is the fastest non intel controller... It does however use slower Samsung flash then the OCZ Vertex, but it also doesnt carry the price premium

Here is a comparison for you to decide for yourself: http://www.anandtech.com/stora...owdoc.aspx?i=3631&p=12

*edit*

Also i would stop looking at the sequential read/write speeds completely... They dont mean anything anymore... Everyone on the forum can agree than the intel G2 is the fastest MLC SSD and it only has 70 sequential write... I.E. the corsair drive is complete shit but you cant tell that from the read/write... its because its based on the samsung controller which as u can see here is bad: http://www.anandtech.com/stora...owdoc.aspx?i=3631&p=19

OCZ Summit = Samsung controller = Corsair drive u have listed

*edit again lol*

Another point is on that chart... look again at the Intel G2 i told u about, it is only rated at 70mb/s write vs the 120mb/s write on the samsung based corsair u have linked, but its about 25 times faster with writing small files.

thanks - that stat has annoyed me because it seems that everyone loves the G2 intel with low write speeds...

 

[Jumpem]

Spend another $40-50 and get an X25-M G2.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Spend another $40-50 and get an X25-M G2.

I would but...where is it in stock?

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: Greg04
I would but...where is it in stock?

I got mine here, for $248 last week: http://www.shopblt.com/index.shtml.

You have to look on google a little, and find someplace with them in stock for a resaonable price. Don't pay the $340 that places like Newegg and Mwave are charging.

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Greg04
I would but...where is it in stock?

I got mine here, for $248 last week: http://www.shopblt.com/index.shtml.

You have to look on google a little, and find someplace with them in stock for a resaonable price. Don't pay the $340 that places like Newegg and Mwave are charging.

Also check costcentral, tankguys. I think I saw it for $260 on puget systems which isn't terrible. If you look hard enough you can find one for ~$250.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Greg04
I would but...where is it in stock?

I got mine here, for $248 last week: http://www.shopblt.com/index.shtml.

You have to look on google a little, and find someplace with them in stock for a resaonable price. Don't pay the $340 that places like Newegg and Mwave are charging.

OOS now, they are currently $254, which is fine, but in your opinion, are they worth giving up 40GB to the 120GB OCZ Agility for the same price ($249 AR)?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Greg04
I would but...where is it in stock?

I got mine here, for $248 last week: http://www.shopblt.com/index.shtml.

You have to look on google a little, and find someplace with them in stock for a resaonable price. Don't pay the $340 that places like Newegg and Mwave are charging.

OOS now, they are currently $254, which is fine, but in your opinion, are they worth giving up 40GB to the 120GB OCZ Agility for the same price ($249 AR)?

On the BLT site, it says ETA is 9-23-2009 for the Southern CA warehouse.

 

[her209]

$233
http://www.keenzo.com/showprod...A2MH080G2R5&ID=4180132

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Spend another $40-50 and get an X25-M G2.

QFT

if it is out of stock, wait a few days and look again, keep looking till you find it.

 

[ilkhan]

agility or splurge on an intel G2.

 

[taltamir]

going from 200$ to 240$ is hardly a splurge.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: taltamir
going from 200$ to 240$ is hardly a splurge.

...he may be referring to cost per GB ratio. I can get a decent performing Agility 120GB in stock now for $249AR (the one in my update in the orginal post).

Dropping that amount for 50% fewer GBs in the 80GB intel G2 is a splurge.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: taltamir
going from 200$ to 240$ is hardly a splurge.

...he may be referring to cost per GB ratio. I can get a decent performing Agility 120GB in stock now for $249AR (the one in my update in the orginal post).

Dropping that amount for 50% fewer GBs in the 80GB intel G2 is a splurge.

I have an OCZ Vertex now, I really can't imagine my computer feeling any faster than it is now. Go for the Agility, 80gb is too small now (especially with a 64-bit OS).

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: taltamir
going from 200$ to 240$ is hardly a splurge.

...he may be referring to cost per GB ratio. I can get a decent performing Agility 120GB in stock now for $249AR (the one in my update in the orginal post).

Dropping that amount for 50% fewer GBs in the 80GB intel G2 is a splurge.

I have an OCZ Vertex now, I really can't imagine my computer feeling any faster than it is now. Go for the Agility, 80gb is too small now (especially with a 64-bit OS).

I couldn't imagine how fast the intel really is before I got it either. Forget imagining, buy something that will shatter your imagined notions.

Anyways, who cares about the cost per GB. This isn't bulk storage, this is SPEED upgrade.
The only thing about GB that comes into equation is "is it enough for the next 2 years".

 

[Ben90]

Taltamir... i know everyone says going from a HDD to a SSD is the best upgrade u can do to your computer... but i thought that Indilinx controller was almost on par with intels, like so close that u need benchmarks to tell a difference. Are you saying that you can tell the different between a Indilinx and a g2?

If so thats fairly interesting... im trying SOOOO hard to resist spending anymore money on my computer; but SSDs are just so badass

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: taltamir

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: Greg04

Originally posted by: taltamir
going from 200$ to 240$ is hardly a splurge.

...he may be referring to cost per GB ratio. I can get a decent performing Agility 120GB in stock now for $249AR (the one in my update in the orginal post).

Dropping that amount for 50% fewer GBs in the 80GB intel G2 is a splurge.

I have an OCZ Vertex now, I really can't imagine my computer feeling any faster than it is now. Go for the Agility, 80gb is too small now (especially with a 64-bit OS).

I couldn't imagine how fast the intel really is before I got it either. Forget imagining, buy something that will shatter your imagined notions.

Anyways, who cares about the cost per GB. This isn't bulk storage, this is SPEED upgrade.
The only thing about GB that comes into equation is "is it enough for the next 2 years".

You went from a Vertex to an Intel drive? I really find it hard to believe you're noticing any speed upgrades.

Most reviews show the Vertex and Intel drives being pretty damn close in application performance.

 

[alcoholbob]

I have dual boot with OCZ Vertex EX 60GB and Intel X25-E 64GB. (and also at one time, the 160GB X25-M, 120GB Vertex, and 80GB X18-M in the same system--now I have them on different computers). There's absolutely no perceivable difference. In normal usage you are more likely to encounter situations where the Vertex will be faster (during file transfers).

 

[taltamir]

i went from a spindle to an intel.

 

[jimhsu]

From what I've seen, the Intel SSD is probably the only one that was made for multi-core computing (read: NCQ). As I said previously, during startup my dual core remains stuck at 100%, turning the traditionally IO limited operation into a CPU limited operation. Windows startup is an example of a highly concurrent random read task, which the Intel totally dominates at.

My advice is basically this:
1. If the rest of your system is up to it (>4GB ram, quad core or core i5/7, good graphics or SLI), I would recommend the Intel. You're more likely to get your money's worth with it.
2. If not, get the Agility and enjoy the extra space. It won't be a bottleneck for most of what you do.

If anything that you do has the word "server" in it, get the intel.

Games and etc. will do just fine on the Agility. (and on a fast spindle HDD, also)

That was vastly oversimplified, but yea.

 

[chrisf6969]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Spend another $40-50 and get an X25-M G2.

+1 vote